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Samacheer Class 8 English - Homeless Man and his Friends: A True Story

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Q.2Where did this story happen?v
Answer:

This story happened at the hospital in Rio do Sul, in Brazil.

Q.3When was he admitted in the hospital?v
Answer:

Cesar was admitted to the emergency room of the hospital at about 3 a.m.

Q.5Who accompanied him to the hospital?v
Answer:

A gang of dogs accompanied him to the hospital.
B. Write the answers to the following questions in 100 words.

Q.1Where did the nurse post this story?v
Answer:

A nurse named Cris Mamprim, worked at a hospital to look after the patients. One day a man came to the hospital to seek treatment and medication for his ailment. The nurse knew neither his condition nor his background. Soon she and her colleagues realized that he had a gang of four dogs to accompany him. When she witnessed the unbelievable loyalty of the dogs, she snapped a photo of the touching scene and later she posted it on Facebook. She writes that” I came across this today, at the hospital where I work at 3 A.M. while their master being treated, his companions waited at the door”.

Q.2What did Cesar do when he was offered food by the nurses?v
Answer:

Cesar is the hero of the story. One day he went to a hospital to seek treatment and medication for his illness. Meanwhile, a miraculous event happened there. None of his relatives came to look after Ceasar, but he was accompanied by four dogs. When the nurses offered him some food to eat he did not eat the whole but saved something to give the dogs later.

Q.3How many dogs accompanied him when he left the hospital?v
Answer:

When the treatment was over, Cesar was about to leave the hospital. At that time four dogs came there to accompany him. An hour later, Cesar left the hospital with the four dogs, as happily wagging their tails.

Q.4How many people followed Mamprim’s post?v
Answer:

Mamprim worked as a nurse at the hospital. She witnessed the loyalty of the dogs. She snapped a photo of the touching scene and posted it on Facebook. It was followed by 1,36,000 people and commented by 24,000 people when she posted it.
C. Can you guess the meaning of the following words after understanding the story?homeless
a person without home
boomerang
a weapon that returns to the originators
canine
dog
stray
wandering – street dog
health facility
hospital
colleague
co-worker
accompany
go with someone as a companion
trailing
following
wagging
moving / shaking
reciprocal
mutual
possession
property
mistreatment
treatment is given wrongly
Step to Success (Text Book Page No. 178)
Coding-Decoding
Number the alphabet according to their position to decode the following:

Q.1In a certain code language, if BUG = 30 and ALMS = 45 then CADET:v
  1. A. 70
  2. B. 24
  3. C. 33
  4. D. 37
Answer:

c) 33

Q.2In a certain code language, if INFER = 25 and JERSEY = 28, then CHOICE =?v
  1. A. 43
  2. B. 34
  3. C. 89
  4. D. 52
Answer:

a) 43

Q.3In a certain code language, EGG is 577 and ICE is 935 then what is 8945?v
  1. A. HIDE
  2. B. FEAR
  3. C. DEED
  4. D. HIGH
Answer:

a) HIDE

Q.4In a certain code language, YSMIR is TNHDM and VPJHN is QKECI then GKTZO is ………………. ?v
  1. A. TEFMD
  2. B. BFOUJ
  3. C. IPBVR
  4. D. ZOAFQ
Answer:

b) BFOUJ
Connecting to Self
Tick the boxes that you have done and check yourself whether you are a good friend.Homeless Man and his Friends: A True Story Summary in English
Cesar, a homeless, Poorman was admitted to the hospital, at Rio do Sul in South Brazil. He had been feeding the stray dogs. Those four dogs came to the hospital to see him. When he was discharged he went with him happily. The use of the hospital took notice of it and posted the above incident on her Facebook accounts. Though Cesar was homeless he was not friendless.
Homeless Man and his Friends: A True Story Summary in Tamil
சீசர் என்ற ஏழை மனிதன் வீடற்றவர். அவன் நோய்வாய்ப்பட்டு தெற்கு பிரேசில் நாட்டில் உள்ள ரியே டோ சுல் என்ற இடத்தில் உள்ள மருத்துவமனையில் சேர்ந்தார். அவன் தன் உணவை தெருநாய்களுடன் பகிர்ந்து கொள்வது வழக்கம். எனவே அந்த நான்கு நாய்கள் வந்து மருத்துவமனையில் காத்து இருந்தன. சீசர் வெளியே சென்றதும் நாய்கள் அவனை மகிழ்வுடன் பின் தொடர்ந்தன. சீசர் வீடற்றவன்தான். ஆனால் நண்பர்கள் இல்லாதவன் அல்ல.
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